Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2014-1254

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Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2014-1254

Published: February 27, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41998
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1254
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Type 1 font that is embedded in a document.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-1254

Install update from vendor's website.

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